Transportation barriers to health care disproportionately affect Black and Hispanic/Latinx adults and those with low incomes, public or no health insurance coverage, and disabilities.
Researchers discuss several problems with Medicaid and Medicare supplemental payment programs, including inequities in fund distribution across and within states. They consider alternatives that would better use these funds.
Providers and payors adjusted operations to mitigate the risk of balance billing, but stakeholders say it’s too early to assess whether the No Surprises Act will help contain costs or how it’ll affect provider networks.
New York and Minnesota’s BHPs have shown success in making coverage affordable and accessible for low-income consumers, but these results may not be replicable or may come with countervailing costs in other states.
Join the Urban Institute and maternal health experts for a discussion about the structural barriers to entering and staying within the field and recommendations to support a thriving workforce.
